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The Influence of Collaborative Group Work on Students' Development of Critical Thinking: The Teacher's Role in Facilitating Group Discussions
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Fung, Dennis Chun-Lok; To, Helen; Leung, Kit – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2016
The objective of this study was to determine whether the incorporation of group work in a teaching intervention can effectively foster students' critical thinking skills. Building upon Kuhn's critical thinking model, the research involved comparison of pretest and post-test results for 140 secondary four (10th grade) students in Hong Kong on two…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Group Discussion
Making Productive Use of Exemplars: Peer Discussion and Teacher Guidance for Positive Transfer of Strategies
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To, Jessica; Carless, David – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2016
Discussion of exemplars of student work is a productive means of explaining tacit knowledge and guiding students into the requirements of academic writing. Through two cycles of action research in a post-secondary institution in Hong Kong, this study examines how exemplars can be used to enhance student understanding of quality and to promote…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Postsecondary Education, Peer Groups
Chinese and German Teachers' Conceptions of Play and Learning and Children's Play Behaviour
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Wu, Shu-Chen; Rao, Nirmala – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2011
Commonalities and distinctions in Hong Kong-Chinese and German kindergarten teachers' conceptions of play and learning were examined. Six video clips of play episodes reflecting common play behavior and themes were selected from observations made during free play in two kindergartens in Hong Kong and two in Germany. Ten Chinese and seven German…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Play, Group Discussion, Questionnaires
Examining the Effects of Metacognitive Strategy Instruction on ESL Group Discussions: A Synthesis of Approaches
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Lam, Wendy Y. K. – Language Teaching Research, 2009
This article presents the findings of an intervention study designed to examine the effects of metacognitive strategy instruction (MCSI) on learners' performance and on strategy use. Two classes in the secondary English oral classroom in Hong Kong participated in the study; one class received eight sessions of MCSI and the other served as a…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Metacognition, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries